Bucks players showed support for their teammate, Sterling Brown, on Wednesday after the Milwaukee police department released the body camera video from his arrest in January.

Officers approached Brown in a Walgreens parking lot as he was parked across two handicap spaces. The 30-minute video shows a group of officers taking him to the ground and tasing him (around the 8:40-mark you can hear an officer shout, “Taser! Taser! Taser!”).

Right after the video was released on YouTube, the police chief said in a statement, “The department conducted an investigation into the incident which revealed members acted inappropriately, and those members were recently disciplined,” per USA TODAY Sports.

Brown announced that he will be taking legal action against the police department.

“What should have been a simple parking ticket turned into an attempt at police intimidation, followed by an unlawful use of physical force, including being handcuffed and tased, and then unlawfully booked,” Brown wrote in his statement that you can read in full below. “I will do my part in helping to prevent similar incidents from happening to the minority community in the future.”

Here are the reactions from Bucks players:

Brandon Jennings:

“What happened to @sterlingbrown23 was unacceptable. It’s happening too much. We need accountability to end police brutality. #StandWithSterling
I’m just happy Sterling is safe and still with us. 6-8 cops huh for a parking ticket! Smh!”

The abuse and intimidation that Sterling experienced at the hands of Milwaukee Police was shameful and inexcusable. Sterling has our full support as he shares his story and takes action to provide accountability.

Unfortunately, this isn’t an isolated case. It shouldn’t require an incident involving a professional athlete to draw attention to the fact that vulnerable people in our communities have experienced similar, and even worse, treatment.

We are grateful for the service of many good police officers that courageously protect us, our fans and our city, but racial biases and abuses of power must not be ignored.

There needs to be more accountability.

The Milwaukee Police Department and local officials have acknowledged the challenges they are working to address, and we urge them to enact higher standards and more direct accountability. We all want to be able to trust each and every officer serving to protect us.

Incidents like this remind us of the injustices that persist. As an organization, we will support Sterling and build on our work with local leaders and organizations to foster safe neighborhoods and better our community.

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